Support the HB 712 Illinois Ballot Integrity Act

Getting involved doesn’t take
much more than just deciding for yourself that Election Integrity is an
important matter. Often people think that such issues are “too big,” or ask,
“what can one person do?”Here are
some thought-starters that can help answer those questions:

Find Out More.Why do we
need to audit the vote? Since 2002, elections have been privatized
by vendors who program
the machines, registration rolls, electronic poll books, ballots,
and the tabulation of the results. Yet, virtually nothing is publicly known
regarding how the machines interpret your choices on the ballot, since the
software is deemed secret and proprietary. In Illinois, no Election Day audit
is in place to determine if the votes cast match the actual outcome.

What we do know:Argonne security experts wirelessly and remotely
hacked the same type of voting machine used in over 58% counties in
Illinois, especially during early voting. However, all voting
machines—including optical scan machines—are vulnerable. The voter
registration database in Illinois was hacked in 2016, yielding
information on 200,000 voters, including driver’s licenses and social
security numbers. Security remains an issue.

CALLS:
Representatives get few phone calls from their constituents on issues, so your call really matters. Five
members sit on the Rules
Committee (See below)

SEND: Copy and paste an emailed, electronic
POSTCARD (see below) showing your support for an Election Day audit, so that
voters can have confidence in election results.

Write, Call, Fax E-mail our
state and local election officials.Visit their websites. Tell them that the security and accuracy of your
vote matters. Ask them what assurance they can provide that your ballot will
be counted and tallied as you intended, and that the voting process is secure
from being hacked.

Write a Letter to the Editor.Along with the “big media,” don’t overlook
Pioneer Press, the Reader. Evanston Roundtable, Daily Herald and similar
local publications - your chances are better with less competition.

Volunteer.Become a Deputy Registrar – help get out
the vote.Apply to become an election
judge – or a poll-watcher – what better way to collect information than from
the inside!

Illinois voters need to
be assured that electronic voting machines, both optical scan and
touchscreens, are tallying the vote as they intended.Voting machines have been shown to be
vulnerable to hacking. Recently, security vulnerability scientists
demonstrated how they could remotely and wirelessly change the vote.

I urge you to support HB 712,
which would provide an election day audit of a
random sample of 10% of votes cast

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